Namecheap announced increases on .com domains and core products
Namecheap announced price increases for .com registrations and renewals, plus shared hosting, SSL certificates, private email and EasyWP, taking effect over the following weeks. The article gives no before or after figures.
What changed
- Price increase, Nov 2021
- Before: not stated
- After: not stated
- Existing customers: Not stated; the increase covers renewals as well as new registrations.
Cheaper alternatives to Namecheap
At 1 .com domain at renewal, Namecheap costs $1.56/mo. 2 domain, DNS or SSL providers cost less:
- Cloudflare Registrar: $0.87/mo (Standard .com renewal at Cloudflare's at-cost price of $10.46/yr (tracker figure), with WHOIS redaction free.), covers 84% of Namecheap; missing or partial: Hosting & email bundles (partly), Bulk portfolio management, OV & EV certificates, Aftermarket & auctions
- Amazon Route 53: $1.33/mo (Pay-as-you-go .com standard renewal ($16 a year)), covers 70% of Namecheap; missing or partial: Free WHOIS privacy (partly), Hosting & email bundles, Bulk portfolio management, OV & EV certificates, URL & email forwarding
Namecheap alternatives: 4 domain, DNS or SSL providers compared, at every size.
Sources
Every price and change for Namecheap: Namecheap.